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Smit Patel

Smit Patel

Toronto,ON

Summary

Self-motivated and diligent professional with proficient knowledge and a proven track record of delivering exceptional client experiences. Committed to providing ultimate efforts with a positive attitude, striving to achieve seamless business results. Strong focus on customer satisfaction, consistently exceeding expectations and building lasting relationships. Dedication to excellence and quick adaptability make me an asset to any team.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mutual Fund Representative

TD Bank
12.2021 - Current
  • Effectively communicating to deal with customer transactions on daily basis by providing valuable individualized advice based on client's personal and financial circumstances in a fast-paced environment
  • Authenticating clients based on their individual profile and locality by understanding the risks for the bank by using utmost due diligence
  • Updating KYC whenever there is a material change related to financial circumstances or personal information based as per bank's policies and procedures on KYC/ AML
  • Achieving KPI metrices on quarterly/ yearly basis consistently to exceed scorecard objectives
  • Offering APA (Appropriate Product Assessment) to make solid recommendation of gic product based on client needs and financial goals
  • Following procedures to renew and cancel GIC products before the maturity by submitting CTS jira tickets based on client request
  • Training colleagues and new hires on financial products, compliance and LEI along with conducting huddles to keep up with the digital transformations and strategies to achieve user experience
  • Making real-time rollovers and OFI transfers over web shared screen to capture e-signatures between identical registered accounts based on client's varied investments needs
  • When necessary, making unsolicited recommendations based on customer's credit link offers related to preapprovals and balance transfers in order to stay on path of desired investment objectives and avoid potential capital loss
  • Submitting referrals to Financial Planners / IAs for mass-affluent clients to serve them with their multifaceted holistic approach under one platform
  • Hosted the summer learning series (SLS) sessions effectively by training colleagues on financial products, compliance and handling objections by sharing best practice to maximize LEI
  • Top achiever in myriad money in projects – ‘CIP challenge’, ‘Wealth referral sprint’
  • Set example from colleagues inside and outside the team to open the possibilities of achievements
  • Applying 'heat' model to deal with customer irritants and negotiating with the best possible solution
  • When required, acknowledging customer's complaint as per FCAC regulations by generating Relationship Builder case and escalating to relevant partners
  • Booking branch appointments when necessary for special transactions such as RESP/ LIRA withdrawals, FHSA/ HBP withdrawals

Customer Experience Associate – Cashier

Walmart
12.2020 - 10.2021
  • Generating bills of customers’ merchandise over the self-checkout and counter by scanning and entering codes for grocery and other household items in a busy environment
  • Offering and selling Walmart Mastercard credit cards by making on the spot applications by guiding clients through activating their card after getting successfully approved

Financial Advisor (Self-owned business)

11.2014 - 12.2019
  • Selling all kinds of mutual funds offered by various AMCs by doing physical and electronic KYCs and filling forms with the clients
  • Building and reviewing a robust portfolio of mutual funds for each client based on their financial goals periodically by visiting clients in person

Education

Graduate Certificate - Financial Services

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON
09.2021

Attestation of College Studies - Project Management

Cegep de la Gaspesie et des Iles
Montreal, QC
12.2020

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

A D Patel Institute of Technology
Anand, Gujarat
06.2015

Skills

  • Asset allocation
  • Investment strategy development
  • Strong analytical judgement
  • Relationship building
  • Active listening
  • Investment strategies

Certification

Certificate in Personal Financial Services (issued by Canadian Securities Institute in March of 2022) Comprised of three courses: IFIC, Financial Planning-1, PFSA

Accomplishments

  • Merit award winner for Quarter 2 (RRSP season) of 2024.
  • League of extraordinary winners for three months in 2024.
  • Runners up in ID8 submissions for ID8 sprint held in Q1 of 2024 by innovating revolutionary brain-storming ideas through with dozens of submissions by identifying deficiency and short comes to procedures, user and client end technological deficiency.
  • Stood as highest achiever of referrals by making 12 referrals within the span of 2 weeks as part of AC Referral sprint in last quarter of FY 2023.
  • Updated highest number of CIPs consistently for clients' mutual fund accounts resulting in many PPP registrations to improve KPI matrices.
  • Effectively taking stand up huddles by being an advice lead for the team by leveraging the resource from TDAM’s daily market minute and other web tools such as placemat, compound interest calculator to help colleagues make visual meaningful advice conversations with their clients as well as customers.
  • One of the very few participants who attended Mutual fund MER workshop with product owners and business managers.
  • Nominated and graduated from MIA’s ‘Investing in You’ program preparing for future ready leadership skills under the supervision and guidance of leadership team.

Social work/ Volunteering Experience:

  • Volunteered for TD tree days at various locations in Ontario by participating in tree plantation activities and encouraging colleagues to make one-time/ recurring donations to United way and other partners under TD ready commitment network.
  • Volunteer at Moisson, Montreal, Volunteered during early critical months of pandemic to weigh and pack food packets and cans at Moisson Montreal's largest warehouse in Montreal.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working

Timeline

Mutual Fund Representative

TD Bank
12.2021 - Current

Customer Experience Associate – Cashier

Walmart
12.2020 - 10.2021

Financial Advisor (Self-owned business)

11.2014 - 12.2019

Attestation of College Studies - Project Management

Cegep de la Gaspesie et des Iles

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

A D Patel Institute of Technology

Graduate Certificate - Financial Services

Algonquin College
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